forward: I thought this msg was private so i answered it privately...the msg to the list arrived after i sent my response to Raj so here is my reply with an additional comment here.
in the most matter of fact non-pissy tone possible i think i am ignorant rather than stupid, ignorance came be fix as i am trying to do here. stupid is another matter altogether :) thanks , peter ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to say this much and please don't take it the wrong way. > heh, heh, heh, who me :) i am one of the few people who appreciate direct commemts. thank you > You seem like you don't know a whole lot about engines > just a bit of my history: my tool set while not complete, has grown to include ASE & metrics, (1/4, 3/.8 1/2"). including socket sets (short and deep, 6 and 12 point) , wrenches , flat/phillips/torx drivers, impacts (mostly shorts, gun and ratchet and speciality tools) , ft/lb and newton torque wrench, taps/dies, eays-outs, ratchet wrenches. timing lite, vac gauge, special big tools, rarely used but nice to have, floor jack, jack stands, fellers/calipers/micrometer i have progressively done more to cars/engines over the last 30 years... started with tune ups and brakes, water pumps, shocks etc for a lomg time. 7 years ago, i pulled a motor out of a1968 mustang (i have had several) and replaced it with a 351W with the machine shop rebuilding the emtire thing. i also replaced the tranny with an AOD unit. that was the most I had done at the time...(SIDEBAR:in 2000, i was hit by a car on my 1998 Triumph motorcycle w/ my kid, (he landed on me so he was ok) and had to install the power train with a broken wrist, coller bone and extensive soft tissue damage to a shoulder This incident, ruined my career as a UNIX dev'r team lead with a MS/CS from RPI...I have lots of time now :). 3 or 4 years ago, the head gasket on my 96 bonnieville popped. I replaced it twice before giving up and selling it still blown. i later realized the head needed to be decked or planed or what ever the correct term is. it wasnt that much a lose as the car had 150k on it...but I did like that car...sayla vee! ( SIDEBAR: the car was never re-registered and was later used in a hit and run. they traced it back to me...i had learned to have 2 copies of the bill of sale and to keep the phone numbers of the people who buy stuff from me). my next step was this car...i pulled the power train out last year due to increasing smoke, stripped it to a short block which i had the machine shop rebuild for me as I am not confident enough to do ...yet :). i had this car from 26k miles, (with the JR/SC already installed) until now with 114k ( i pulled the powertain at 112K, had the bottom end rebuilt, head done and SC rebuilt2k is with this problem, the car ran fine for that time and I replaced everything correctly as I had a "real" mechanic checking on me. my brother is also a formally trained mechanic (at Denver diesel amd auto), (he does the old brit stuff, ugh i had a couple bikes and a 63 rhd mini , i forgot about them when we got the miata in 2000 post accident) You are correct that my understanding of troubleshooting is weak...I learn best by doing i am confident my mechanical ability is ok but my diagonstics leave something to be desire, hence, my questions to the list if you think this is bad, my early bikes/cars suffered more...imagine trying to take out coil springs with crorw bars and screw drivers. i whacked the (*&^ out of my thumb nail. i have a spring compressor now > or ecu management. > just the very basics in that i understand what it is doing but not how With that said, rebuilding the internals of a motor with less than common > knowledge or tools is another recipe for disaster. > yes agreed, I have not done that yet...this maybe the time...I am concerned about the vital tolerance measurements........i am sure i will have someone help me with that....lets see. > > I know you want to learn but its going to cost you ALOT to learn this way. > > already has :), but i think the most painful time is over (ha, ha, ha!) > The best way to get this up and going is to just buy a jy motor that is > complete. Install the motor and let us figure out your fueling/timing > dilemma. > i got the "new" motor off this list...it had bottom/top end, oil pan and oil pump. i was not going to open the motor but it turned out well that i did as there is some rust on 2 dyl walls, (i got a cyl hone yeaterday, (for every task, i get at least one new tool :), and will determine what to do after seeing if the rust is more than surface. > One the car is sorted out, work on the two engines you have at your own > pace to assure that you are learning and using the proper tools and > procedures. > I think the biggest issue is the driver rather than the mechanic, I should not have driven it until i figured the problem of fuel/ign out . > I'm pretty sure once you get the car sorted out, it will have much more > power and reliability than before even with a jy engine. > that is what i was trying with the "new" motor > Then your probably going to forget about the two other engines all > together. > i will try to forget them but i doutb i will ever be able to :)) > > Raj > I really do appreciate you comments and concern...and your private msg i am sure others think the same :) sometimes the only way to do it is to do it and make mistakes...sometime i will tell you about my first motorcycle ride of over 1,000 miles in under 24 hours...now that was painful see IronButt.com if you are interested) again thanks, peter in ct et tu? -- Medio tutissmus ibis You will go most safely by the middle course
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